Postgame Quotes – UCLA vs. Arizona
POSTGAME QUOTES
Arizona 61, UCLA 59
Pac-12 Tournament – Championship
Saturday, March 11, 2023
Mick Cronin, The Michael Price Family UCLA Men’s Head Basketball Coach
on his main takeaways from the game
“My takeaway is an offensive foul not called, they hit a three. But that’s an offensive foul on a guy that has the best dunk of the season. So that’s my takeaway.”
on the toughness his team displayed against Arizona
“We always play with toughness, but we had too many defensive mistakes and gave up too many offensive rebounds in the second half. But that is how we do things, so it’s not a surprise. We compete. It's five on five. We don't accept that somebody was out so you're supposed to lose. We don't roll like that. I don't teach these guys that about life. They're going to have ups – I try to train my guys for life like my father taught me to. So they're going to have things happen along the way. I know these guys well.”
on UCLA’s final possession in those final six seconds
“Wide open shot to win the game. It is what it is. Tyger’s beating himself up over a missed free throw, but that had nothing to do with some of our bad fouls and defensive breakdowns. Those are controllables. I'll take Tyger at the line and put my career on the line with Tyger at the line. It's a fact. Dylan had a great look, great pass by Jaime – great pass by Jaime. In that situation, I try to train the guys don't try to do too much. Take what they give you. Instead of forcing it, you throw it, you got a wide open look to win the game. We'll take it. It is what it is. Get some rest, get ready for the real tournament.”
UCLA senior Jaime Jaquez Jr.
on how tough it is to come up short in this game
“I thought I had a lot of great looks. I just missed. Yeah, it was a tough one.”
Arizona 61, UCLA 59
Pac-12 Tournament – Championship
Saturday, March 11, 2023
Mick Cronin, The Michael Price Family UCLA Men’s Head Basketball Coach
on his main takeaways from the game
“My takeaway is an offensive foul not called, they hit a three. But that’s an offensive foul on a guy that has the best dunk of the season. So that’s my takeaway.”
on the toughness his team displayed against Arizona
“We always play with toughness, but we had too many defensive mistakes and gave up too many offensive rebounds in the second half. But that is how we do things, so it’s not a surprise. We compete. It's five on five. We don't accept that somebody was out so you're supposed to lose. We don't roll like that. I don't teach these guys that about life. They're going to have ups – I try to train my guys for life like my father taught me to. So they're going to have things happen along the way. I know these guys well.”
on UCLA’s final possession in those final six seconds
“Wide open shot to win the game. It is what it is. Tyger’s beating himself up over a missed free throw, but that had nothing to do with some of our bad fouls and defensive breakdowns. Those are controllables. I'll take Tyger at the line and put my career on the line with Tyger at the line. It's a fact. Dylan had a great look, great pass by Jaime – great pass by Jaime. In that situation, I try to train the guys don't try to do too much. Take what they give you. Instead of forcing it, you throw it, you got a wide open look to win the game. We'll take it. It is what it is. Get some rest, get ready for the real tournament.”
UCLA senior Jaime Jaquez Jr.
on how tough it is to come up short in this game
“I thought I had a lot of great looks. I just missed. Yeah, it was a tough one.”